U.S. stocks retreat from five-year highs

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U.S. stocks are down sharply, with Wall Street retreating from five-year highs and echoing a decline in European equities. See full story.

Apple is dead money for now

The fall of Apple shares from their $700 highs are well-documented. But at this point they have fallen so far, some are saying that the time to buy may be upon us. Not so fast! See full story.

Google needs a new killer app to make it a buy

The search giant has a number of new ideas that its putting its muscle behind, but do any of them have the power to become the new revenue driver they need to force the share price higher? See full story.

ETFs turn 20, remain misunderstood

Exchange-traded funds were built to be index mutual funds that traded like stocks. Indeed, that is precisely what the original Spider has done over its two decades, even as a lot of its competition took that basic mission in many directions. See full story.

7 mutual funds that should be in with the in crowd

Don�t ignore Wall Street�s wallflowers. Buying mutual funds in stock categories where investors have pulled the most money is ultimately more profitable than following the herd into the style du jour. See full story.

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Exchange-traded funds were built to be index mutual funds that traded like stocks. Indeed, that is precisely what the original Spider has done over its two decades, even as a lot of its competition took that basic mission in many directions. See full story.